Just a little girl

                     I am just a little girl

                        with curly hair

                    and big brown eyes.

                 My giggle is infectious.

I love books.

If you open one,

I'll climb on your lap,

get comfy

and listen attentively.

I love to sing.

From Head, Shoulders Knees and Toes

to A, B, C's

you name it, I'll sing it.

And I will delight myself!

I snuggle on my mommy's shoulder at bedtime

soaking up a little more of her love

to keep me content through the night.

Then I wake in the morning

and I just want to jump,

                                                jump,
                                                    jump!

With vigor, I exclaim,
"I ni-night!"
My mommy smiles and confirms,
"Yes honey, you went ni-night!"
I smile back and ask, "Mommy hold you?"
"Of course mommy will hold you!" she replies
as she wraps her arms around me
and pulls me close.

                                                         This mommy who loves me is my new mommy. 
                                                     The mommy I had at birth chose this new mommy for me.
                                                                      I'm still the same little girl
                                                              with curly hair and big brown eyes
                                                                          that I was before.
                                                                  My giggle is still infectious
                                                          but my future is different than it was.
                                                         I have a new mommy and daddy now.

I'm here because God has a plan for me.
My new mommy and daddy are part of His plan.

God put lots of thought into His plan for me.
It's complicated.
My grandparents and cousins
are mostly still the same as when I was born.
Except for one special aunt and uncle...
They are my new mommy and daddy now.
Three special cousins are now by brother and sisters.

My new mommy and daddy
love me with all their hearts.
I feel it every day.

When I say,
"I yuv yooouuu, mommy"
she laughs out loud and says,

"I love you too!" 

When daddy comes home from work

I yell, "Daddy home!  Daddy home!"

I run to him and he scoops me up,

twirls me around,

and kisses my neck

until his whiskers tickle so much

that I just have to giggle.

My giggle is infectious.  J

I may just be a little girl,

but I know that

there is a reason for God's complicated plan for me.

My new mommy and daddy

used to be my aunt and uncle,

though already I don't remember that.

They are my mommy and daddy.

And I love them loving me.  

I'm just a little girl

           with curly hair

                   and big brown eyes.

                           My giggle is infectious.